Manny Pacquiao's Side Upset Over MGM Ticket Delay

Manny Pacquiao has warned Floyd Mayweather his "killer instinct" is back ahead of their May 2 superfight in Las Vegas. Back-to-back defeats in 2012 prompted accusations Pacquiao had taken his eye off the ball as he pursued a political career at home in the Philippines.

But he has since avenged one of those defeats, a controversial points loss to Timothy Bradley, putting together a three-fight winning run to earn his long-awaited shot at Mayweather. And at his final open press day, Pacquiao sounded an ominous note.

"I feel very motivated," he said. "The inspiration and determination is back and the killer instinct is there. I love it. I like it. I am very excited. My training and my conditioning is good. I can feel it. I am ready."

With two weeks to go before the fights, tickets are still not on sale and tensions are starting to run very high. 

Pacquiao's manager, Michael Koncz, blamed the Mayweather camp for holding up the ticket sales. Millions of dollars are up for grabs with the tickets, because each side can resell the seats for much higher amounts through brokers. Estimations are already at $72 million for the MGM's gate, which is far beyond the current record of $20 million.

"It's a real mess right now," Koncz said to the Associated Press. "I can only surmise the motivation is greed and an attempt to manipulate the tickets, otherwise why the holdup? I'm more than a little upset they're not for sale to the public. Nobody's getting free tickets. Even Bob (Arum) has to pay for his ticket in the first row."

According to Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, he's heard of people cancelling their reservations to Las Vegas because they're afraid they can't get tickets.

"This is not acceptable," said Arum. "This is a worldwide event that the city of Las Vegas is involved in. It's one of the craziest things I've ever seen."